Derek Fisher reportedly flips SUV on the 101, arrested for driving under the influence

Former Laker champion and ex-New York Knicks head coach Derek Fisher was reportedly involved in a frightening car accident early Sunday morning, as reports indicate he flipped his SUV while driving on the 101 Freeway in California.

The 42-year old Fisher and his passenger, reality TV star and girlfriend Gloria Govan, escaped from the accident unhurt. The California Highway Patrol later arrested Fisher under suspicion of drunk driving.

Fisher rose to fame in a backcourt shared with Kobe Bryant, the longtime Laker teammate who was selected alongside Fisher in the 1996 NBA draft. The point guard won three championships with the team in an integral role before moving on to Golden State, Utah, and (with some consternation) back to the Lakers in 2007, just prior to the team’s Finals run.

The point guard would go on to win two more titles, five in total, before retiring in 2014 just prior to taking over as head coach of the New York Knicks. Fisher only took the job after Steve Kerr turned Jackson and New York down, though, and Jackson’s muddled rebuilding project left Fisher with a .294 winning percentage and 40-96 record prior to his midseason firing in 2015-16.

It was that unseemly mark, combined with his unimpressive showing with the unimpressive Knicks, that drove many to feel as if Fisher dove right into the coaching ranks too soon after finishing his 18-year playing career in 2014. He has since worked as a studio analyst for NBA TV, remaining in the spotlight despite his longest stretch spent officially away from the NBA in over two decades.